Fall Season!

Every September is exciting times for TV shows addicts, the fall season signals the return of shows from their breaks. As usual, the four shows I look forward too every week.
The delicious line-up
Tuesday - Prison Break (Season 4 Premiere)
Wednesday - Boston Legal (Season 5 Premiere)
Thursday - America's Next Top Model (Season 11 Premiere), Private Practice (Season 2 Premiere)
Friday - Grey's Anatomy (Season 5 Premiere)

Every day is a day to look forward too....after coming back from college. I shall reward myself by watching them every day for a day's hard work.
Btw, the dates for these returning series are

Prison Break - 1 September
America's Next Top Model - 3 September
Boston Legal - 22 September
Grey's Anatomy - 25 September
Private Practice - 1 October

So I guess things would be at full force by the end of the month. So which of the these shows I just can't wait to start watching. Next Top Model? hmm..predictable at times and after 7 seasons of watching this series, definitely not this. Boston is quite hilarious but not the kind of excitement you would virtually countdown the days for the next episode. Grey's Anatomy, this one would be one to look out for. Interest is still fresh for this show so I'm quite excited by it. Private Practice is relatively is relatively new, but the second season of shows usually gets more attention from viewers. We'll see how much better it does.So this just leaves one show left I am totally excited about. It had the worst season ever the last time. Prison Break ! Time for redemption and the first stride has already been taken even before the show has started.
Photos gives better descriptions. So here is it.

The Return of Sara !!! Looking hotter than ever.
Cast for Season 4!
How glad am I to see her in that picture. I had the worst feeling in the world when we first 'lost' her. Btw, I don't think I see Whistler in the picture...hmm..
Main points from last season's finale.
1)Michael , Whistler, Mahone and McGrady escaped from Sona.
2)Sucre is now trapped in Sona with Bagwell and Bellick.
3)T-Bag has the 'bird' book.
4)Whistler and Mahone seem to have known each other before.
5)Sophia has left James Whistler.
6)Michael found a file on "Jason Leef"

there's just so much to look forward to, with new characters and more information on what The Company wants, it has to be promising. Hopefully it lives up to expectations after a disastrous season 3.

~deyao~

Super Spin-Off

Yup, I am talking about the new series Private Practice. A spin-off from hit series Grey's Anatomy, and of course having the same creator Shonda Rimes. The main reason people would definitely tune in would be because of the transition of Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh).

Grey's Anatomy viewers would know a thing or two about the series before it started because of a cross-over of this series in the last few parts of Season 3. The introduction of Addison in Grey's really shocked the entire audience and I am sure everyone was praying for her not to interrupt "THE" couple. But the creator obviously knew what she was doing and we got to love her in the show.
And so.....

The huge decision did indeed change Grey's forever. But there's always a compensating factor, Private Practice is such a brilliant series.

The Transition
Her exit from Grey's was built up in such a way that we could have expected her leaving. The breakdown of her relationship with Derek,Mark and a bound to fail relationship with Alex was showing signs that her presence on the show was diminishing. I would also think that it was difficult having to focus on every of the main characters of the show since there are at least 10 . The part where she decides to visit her friend in LA to determine whether she could conceive and a "moment" with another doctor was the point where viewers were given a huge hint of the outcome.

The New Life In Santa Monica
The place Addison works at, Oceanside Wellness Center, is not exactly a hospital, it's more like a place with private clinics. Hence, you won't really get the sort of hospital environment where there's a lot of dealing with trauma and emergencies. The change for Addison was difficult. There were no hospital "staff" or "nurses" , but only 1 person to assists the entire practice. It was no longer the hectic lifestyle compared to Seattle Grace.

Season 1 has 9 episodes , so it's was pretty quick.

The cast.


Let's get to the people.

Dr. Addison Montgomery. She is obviously the main character of the show. She loves the proclaim her qualifications. "I am a double board certified world-class neo-natal surgeon. One of the best in the world with a specialty in genetics and DNA". She does repeat it quite a few times. She does some really hilarious things in the show, sometimes I can't believe how funny she really could be. Her moment with Pete previously resumes on this series.

Dr. Naomi Bennett. She is a fertility and hormone specialist and she owns the majority of the practice. She is divorced with her Sam who also works in the same practice, having a child. She was best friends with Addison since med school and she was the one that persuaded Addison to join the practice. Episodes in the show continue to show whether she and Sam could ever reconcile.

Dr. Sam Bennett. He is an internal medicine specialist. As stated, he is divorced with Naomi, having a child Maya. He is also an author in the show, writing the book Body Language: The Mind-Body Connection. The book is a success and patients usually refer to him as Dr. Feel Good. Overall, he is a really good guy in the show. He lives a few feet away from Addison .


Dr. Pete Wilder. He is an alternative medicine specialist. He did a few years of traditional medicine in China. Thus, he does the acupunctures, herbal medicines and all sorts of therapy. His character is one of the unique ones, not the totally outspoken type. But the fact is, he is being too big of a magnet to Addison. He has a painful story about his wife who has passed on a few years ago. The entire story about it is not really clear. We'll have to wait. When you see him and Addison together , there's bound to be drama.


Dr. Cooper Freedman. He plays the role of a pediatrician. In the very beginning, he was known to be 'dating' people over the internet, and occasionally get screwed over. Played by Paul Adelstein, previously in Prison Break. It's hard to accept that he is actually a doctor, compared to his role as a killer for the government in Prison Break. There's a lot between him and Violet.


Dr. Violet Turner. She is a psychiatrist. It is not exactly the best job in the show. But there are some patients with unthinkable problems that come to her. Like any other psychiatrist, she is very patient and tries to talk things over.She is very good at what she does. She did ask Cooper for a very weird favour.

William "Dell" Parker. He is the receptionist and he helps out with minor medical procedures. He is technically a "nurse" because of his degree, so he does some tests for patients. And yes, he is the only one that the whole practice has got. He was a the "hot guy"that goes surfing in the Grey's Anatomy cross-overs but apparently there's not much of that in this season.

Charlotte King. She is the Chief of Staff at the St.Ambrose hospital. It is the hospital that all emergencies from the practice are directed to. Many of them don't really like her because of conflicts in decision making by the doctors at the practice and her hospital policies. She normally is seen at the hospital and occasionally stops by the practice to bring medical records. She too does internet dating. Guess who she meets? Haha......

Thats for the characters. Now for the bottom line. The show starts off a little slow but it does pick up very quickly. Relationships in the show keeps viewers tuned in. Very well structured show. It's standard may not be as high as Grey's but it is darn good. Rated at 8.5/10. Definitely a must-watch for all. It surely keeps you back for more.

~deyao~

BNTM 4

It's been such a long time since Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 3. The previous cycle was won deservingly by Lauren Mcavoy . I absolutely loved her.

This was one of her best photos taken in that cycle.

Consequently, she got her winning prize of a 6-page spread in Company magazine and of course as you can see , the cover.
For those of you who are less familiar with the series, it is an adoption of America's Next Top Model which is the pioneer of the Next Top Model series , created by Tyra Banks. Now she is raking in cash from all the royalties from these shows. Now that explains her 23mil in earnings over the previous year and being 68th on the Forbes Celebrity 100 List.

Factfiles on BNTM
1) The winner gets a contract with modeling agency Models 1, a contract with cosmetics giant MaxFactor and as stated above, the Company magazine spread.

2) The format is the same as any other Next Top Model series. It starts with challenges with rewards , photo shoot and lastly judging with an elimination.

3) The show does not screen the auditions, so you pretty much only get to see the contestants.

4) Contestants still have the phone to call their loved ones, but it is rarely shown.

The usual features of this review would be having comparisons with similar faces and of course additional information from my searching.
The show is still screening at Episode 9. You can catch the episodes from the BNTM4 Channel from YouTube.So let's cut the chase, lets get to the models.

Oh wait, judges first.

In the middle is the host Lisa Snowdon, she is former model herself. On the left is style guru and occasionally creative director Gerry Deveaux and on the right Huggy Ragnarsson , also a former model and one's of the most respected photographers. Gerry and Huggy are very prominent in the industry working with top guns such as Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Erin O'Connor.Both of them are debuting in the show, replacing Jonathan Phang and Paula Hamilton.
As usual, I always start with my favourite.This one is my very clear favourite and I'm sure it would anyone's. She has great personality, beautiful face and a very lovely smile.A nice accent too! She is Charlotte.

I went a long way capturing these frames as having her smile was hard to get. The swerve of her hair was perfect. Like the her smile yet? I do. She's attractive too.
So here's are some of her shots from the show. Here's her best photo, taken by none other than Huggy herself.
The photo is about "Modelling's 10 Commandments" and it is stated on the photo. Nice photo ey...Similarities, Nicole Linkletter, winner of ANTM Cycle 5.


I think I got this one pretty good. And yes I am bias, Charlotte's description would be longer than anyone else. So here are some of her other photos.

I can't remember the first one, but the second photo is about desire, it's like walking into the room and looking for someone. Obviously, both pictures aren't very strong.
She also mentioned that her idol would be Adriana Lima, what a great choice. She is fierce !!

Two more captures ....


And this caps it for Charlotte.

Next we move to Rachael.

I feel she has one of the best chances in succeeding in the competition. She takes very good photos and she is very confident. She has been accused by a few of being fake, but I'm not sure I can entirely be on their side. But if Gerry says she's fake, that's kinda bad. She's been quite lucky to have got some nice prizes in challenges, but will she be able to win the ultimate prize?

The rock star mannequin is certainly going all out!

Next we have Catherine.

She is the one of the thinner ones. She loves the vintage type of shoots. She too takes very amazing pictures, especially with beauty shots. She works one of the hardest in the show and she may make it all the way as well. Look-alike...........

Babin twins Amanda and Michelle from ANTM 7. Looks more like Amanda as she has the redder hair and a more feminine look.


Look out, Catherine has arrived!

Next 2, Leanne and Stefanie.

I'm running out of words and comments, so bare with me. Leanne had a strong start with solid pictures but would she be able to continue delivering?
Stefanie on the looks side, would attract many people, but her personality and attitude sometimes puts people off. But do the judges see that side of her? One things for sure, she is focused on the prize and that could be all thats required.

And lastly, Alex.

She had long hair in the beginning but the infamous makeover took it away, but she has settled with it quite well and is starting to show her best sides. She has the looks but can she impress the judges enough to compete with the front runners ?

To wrap things up, you can catch the show by following the link above. I only have 1 month left to be able to write long reviews like this as I am returning to studying...lol
I hope you enjoyed reading this review and your thoughts are welcomed.

Credits to for all the photos and info.


~deyao~

The 10th Cycle

It's been rather long since I blogged abt ANTM, one of my favourite TV shows. Although it seems like it's starting to decline, but since it has lasted for the 10th cycle,so I don't think there is too much pressure on the show. Starting with watching one of my first episodes in cycle 3 where the models posed on the rocks,couldn't remember much. But I would say, there were at least 4 very good cycles in 4,5,6,7.
Cycle 4 - Everyone loved Kahlen Rondot and she was very good, but Naima was clearly the winner based on her final runway.
Cycle 5- Almost a clear winner too, Nik and Bre were no match for Nicole, although she wasn't really likable.
Cycle 6 - This one was quite tough, I thought Joanie would be won it based on some of her unbelievable pictures, but Danielle had more of what the judges liked.
Cycle 7 - The battle between the insane and perfectionist. No one really likes a perfectionist , so it was quite clear. But you just gotta love Caridee.

So as usual, the winner of the cycle gets this.
Saleisha gets the winner's shoot with Tyra as winner of cycle 9!

So, for those who hasn't watched the entire cycle, I'm not giving away the winner.
But as usual, I neutrally highlight the potential good ones from the first few episodes even knowing the winner.
So here it goes, my personal favourite, Katarzyna.

She originates from Poland, so the pronunciation goes like this. It sounds like "Ka-Tar-Jennna"if you choose to go the easy way, but it's the closest I can explain. She has this very likeable look and very European-ish which people will love. In terms of personality, I gotta say she seems slightly missing at times. But with her extremely unique style, could she make it all the way?

This was her best shot from my take. The photo is based on a music genre , Emo. The short hair did do wonders.

Next up, is the Russian beauty , Anya.

She didn't really standout at first, but when she took off, she was unbelievable. At first, her Russian accent sounded nowhere like an American and everyone was fearing that she couldn't speak. But soon people took notice that her accent was actually very authentic and special. She sounds quite funny at times too! Judging after judging , the comments about her porcelain skin never stopped flooding. I have plenty of hopes on her.

And here's a model with a comparison. She hails from Somalia. So there's only one name that pops in the judges name. It's no other than supermodel Iman.

Oh wait!!! I haven't the even mentioned the contestant's name yet. Haha. She's Fatima.

Resemblance? Maybe not with these pictures. Well she has a very painful story in her life and probably really influenced Tyra. For many reasons, there's always doubt in the judges about her. Watch to find out why. But with pictures as graceful as the one on the right, it may be making history on ANTM.

And next we have Lauren.

She is at least 6 feet tall. The photo is a shoot for supermodel Elle McPherson's line. She took very stunning pictures in this cycle, but.....she walks like Sarah in Cycle 5 = Disaster. Is it because of her height, no excuses here. But with Tyra and Jay's walking lessons,can she do the walk and overcome this weakness?

In every cycle, we will have full figured models (plus size) trying to break the drought in ANTM. We seen countless ones getting eliminated. But this cycle, she is confident and she is proud of her size. She's Whitney.

The picture is mainly based on having paint poured on your face and it's based on the expressions, less of the body movement other than the hands. She did really impress the judges in the audition and she takes some marvelous photos too. With the odds against plus-sizes, is it gonna take a miracle to make history?

Blondes have been my prefered choice over a few cycles, but this one is totally forgotten. She kinda made history as well, like Ebony in the previous cycle, what did she do, you recall...
She's Kimberly.

She is a blooper I tell you and I am too disappointed to describe her . But sometimes, she does remind me of stunning Aussie supermodel , Gemma Ward.


99/100 people would probably disagree but this is just what I see. Personal opinion. But I confirm, Gemma is a gazillion times better.

So here's 10 reasons to watch ANTM cycle 10.
1. There is a new judge, and who would the new judge replace.
2. There is a returning contestant who failed to make to into the final 13.
3. The winner will have a billboard in Times Square.
4. Contestants return to a country visited before.
5.A visit by guest judge from another Next Top Model series.
6.Tyra doing a photo shoot she has never done before.
7. A new opening theme !
8. The most unique judging location and time?
9.Another double elimination?
10.Two contestants with identical names.

Here's all I can do for a preview. This is almost the best I could do, trying to brighten a dimming flame. But no doubt we will always hail Tyra Banks!

Credits to for the pictures

~deyao~